{"id":4,"date":"2022-09-07T17:19:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T17:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2022-09-07T21:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:53:52","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello! I\u2019m a medieval historian, digital humanist, and educator. My research focuses on questions of power and identity in late medieval Ireland. I use a variety of methodologies to explore how Gaelic Irish lords constructed individual and dynastic identities and established their legitimacy in a highly contested environment. In the bigger picture, my research looks at how people develop strategies of negotiation that transcend categories of difference. I am a research assistant professor in the IRIS Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where I collaborate with faculty, students, and community members on digital humanities research and pedagogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my spare time, I enjoy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" datatext=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/eportfolioexample\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/08\/186289919_10157744119775723_5141182016130806133_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of me with two dogs, one in my backpack and the other in front of me, at a trailhead\" class=\"wp-image-26\"\/><figcaption>Hiking with my pals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/eportfolioexample\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/08\/287711916_10158378876185723_4229569825536493835_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of two quilted pouches, one a lilac and white makeup bag and the other a blue and teal medicine bag\" class=\"wp-image-27\"\/><figcaption>Quilting and other crafty things<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/eportfolioexample\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/08\/274870418_10158235169600723_3742980652250226534_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Four books on a coffee table: The Vapors, Himself, My Sister the Serial Killer, and Wild Things\" class=\"wp-image-28\"\/><figcaption>Reading (for fun and for work!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/eportfolioexample\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/08\/297607801_1272229950188301_6708313762109966165_n-scaled-e1660250446220-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Muffins fresh out of the oven\" class=\"wp-image-29\"\/><figcaption>Baking and cooking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! I\u2019m a medieval historian, digital humanist, and educator. My research focuses on questions of power and identity in late medieval Ireland. I use a variety of methodologies to explore how Gaelic Irish lords constructed individual and dynastic identities and established their legitimacy in a highly contested environment. In the bigger picture, my research looks&hellip;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"excerpt-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Me <\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_sb_is_suggestion_mode":false,"_sb_show_suggestion_boards":false,"_sb_show_comment_boards":false,"_sb_suggestion_history":"","_sb_update_block_changes":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8,"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}